Niger State Speaker tasks youths on skills acquisition

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, has called on youths to acquire relevant skills that would enable them contribute their quota to nation’s building.‎

Marafa made the call on Saturday when the State officials of the Change Organisation, a Non Governmental Organisation, paid him a courtesy visit in Minna.‎

He also informed the organisation that the legislature was prepared to enact laws that would help the teeming youths in the state realise their full potentials.‎

‎The Speaker said that the present administration will not relent on its efforts ensure the completion of the Baro Port given the employment opportunities it will create.

He appealed to the youth to acquire relevant skills that will enable them take advantage of such opportunities.

He ‎advised the youths to shun vices that are inimical to their growth and general well being as potential future leaders.

‎Earlier in his remarks, the State Coordinator of the Organisation, Malam Mohammed Mohammed, informed the leadership of the House that the organisation was out to promote good governance at all levels of government.

‎Mohammed commended the cordial relationship existing between the executive and the legislature in the state, adding that it has brought about meaningful development of the state.

He ‎also used the opportunity to canvass for the support of the state legislature toward the take-off of the Hydro-Electric Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC).